70g DIY Peninsula 40x20x20"

[sikorskys]

Ooookay, since I had no clue what was the reason of polyp bailout, I did the first thing you have to do in such a situation: ensure the basics are in check.

Guess what? After re-calibration with (expired :oops:) Salifert fluid, my refractometer shows 31-32ppt ;Facepalm

Have no idea if this could be the reason of polyp bailout, but that's something I can fix.

 

[MrWheelock]

Sorry about the downer man. Keep your head up.

 

[sikorskys]

Sorry about the downer man. Keep your head up.

Thank you.

 

[sikorskys]

Latest FTS this year. Well, at least my sand is snow white, thanks to diamond goby :)

Current params:

• kH: 10
• Ca: 480
• Mg: 1550
• PO4: 0.4ppm
• NO3: 30ppm
• Salinity: 37ppt

So, here is my New Year's resolution: I will pay much more attention to basic params and will make this tank truly amazing :) Happy New Year everyone!

 

[sikorskys]

Look at this pH chart ;Facepalm It's 8.14 to 8.40 while nobody's at home, even without kalk or kH dosing!

I have to learn to breathe less somehow :)

 

[sikorskys]

Have added some sand to the fuge, making it mangrove-friendly :) Love the new look!

It's obviously a bad idea (not enough room for mangroves), but I'll try.

 

[sikorskys]

Still experiencing LPS polyp bailout for some reason :( Actually, I've lost most of my LPS corals already.

Have no clue what's happening. Before giving up, I'd like to see ICP analysis of my water. Never tried it before, since it's not practical to wait for the results up to 3 weeks and 100% WC is actually cheaper. But this time, I want to know the truth :)

Current params I'm aware of:

• Temp: 26.9C (Profilux)
• Salinity: 35ppt (Refractometer)
• pH: 7.87 (Profilux)
• kH: 9.2 (Salifert)
• Ca: 450 (Salifert)
• Mg: 1455 (Salifert)
• NO3: 30 (JBL)
• PO4: 0.2 (JBL)

 

[sikorskys]

As I can see, soft corals do just fine in my tank while stony coral struggle and slowly die. It's might be due to unstable chemistry or some pollutants, have no idea. What if that's calcification-only issue?

To check this hypothesis I've got two baby RBTA ans some zoas. Should they die, I will go FOWLR :(

Looking good so far.

 

[sikorskys]

ICP results are in.

Frankly, I was hoping something is totally wrong with my params, so I would fix it with huge WC and be happy :) Nope, reefing isn't that easy :)

I've got elevated Aluminium (due to phosphate remover, most likely), low Iodine and Iron. And that's it :( So, my testkits are accurate enough and water params are just fine.

Still experiencing polyp bail-out, though :( Stony corals just dying, slowly.

I'm in desperate need of some fresh ideas. What I'm missing?

 

[sikorskys]

ICP reds and my thoughts:

• Slightly high Aluminum - not a concern
• Very low Iodine and Iron - may be carefully dosed to make fuge more effective, probably not a reason for polyp bail-out
• Slightly high Lithium - not a concern
• Very high phosphates - will drop eventually, it's not the issue I'm looking for

I'm disappointed, there are nothing to blame :( Have no idea what to do next to stop LPS corals from dying.

 

[sikorskys]

Current FTS.

After losing the majority of my corals, I've lost almost all my fish to some bacterial disease I've got with a new fish, yellow longnose butterflyfish. Four chromises and a tang, that's what I left with.

Tank looks... decent, but empty :(

 

[vetteguy53081]

Off to a good restart

 

[sikorskys]

Off to a good restart

Hope so :) Thanks!

 

[fabutahoun]

its not empty, it looks nice, I really like it

 

[sikorskys]

its not empty, it looks nice, I really like it

Thank you! :)

 

[sikorskys]

Current FTS.

There's not much to say, just another progress photo :)

 

[sikorskys]

Current params:

• Temp: 26.9C
• Salinity: 34ppt
• kH: 10.2
• Ca: 380
• Mg: 1380
• NO3: 35
• PO4: 0.6

 

[sikorskys]

Half year ago I decided to plant some mangoves in my sump. Well, they're doing fine :)

No more room for them to grow, so I have to move them to a separate tank. I still know nothing about mangroves, hope it will work.

 

[sikorskys]

Current FTS.

Tank is two years old now. Not the best anniversary picture I've seen, but that's how it looks now :) Personally, I'm happy with how it progresses. Everything seems to be happy at the moment, so do I :)

 

[sikorskys]

Some fish shots :)

Lazy scopas tang and four chromises is all what I have for now.